# HG changeset patch # User Karoly Lorentey # Date 1135832234 0 # Node ID 10f26433fe3f2564a7d53aceeb035cd792b9bf1a # Parent ec395f552d451e3ca15fdbc73a73fe9c20bbca22 Update environment-related doc strings. * lisp/env.el (setenv, getenv): Update doc strings. * src/callproc.c (Fgetenv_internal, syms_of_callproc): Update doc strings. git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-470 diff -r ec395f552d45 -r 10f26433fe3f lisp/env.el --- a/lisp/env.el Thu Dec 29 04:46:59 2005 +0000 +++ b/lisp/env.el Thu Dec 29 04:57:14 2005 +0000 @@ -97,17 +97,18 @@ (defun setenv (variable &optional value unset substitute-env-vars frame) "Set the value of the environment variable named VARIABLE to VALUE. VARIABLE should be a string. VALUE is optional; if not provided or -nil, the environment variable VARIABLE will be removed. UNSET -if non-nil means to remove VARIABLE from the environment. +nil, the environment variable VARIABLE will be removed. +UNSET if non-nil means to remove VARIABLE from the environment. SUBSTITUTE-ENV-VARS, if non-nil, means to substitute environment variables in VALUE with `substitute-env-vars', where see. Value is the new value if VARIABLE, or nil if removed from the environment. -Interactively, a prefix argument means to unset the variable. -Interactively, the current value (if any) of the variable -appears at the front of the history list when you type in the new value. -Interactively, always replace environment variables in the new value. +Interactively, a prefix argument means to unset the variable, and +otherwise the current value (if any) of the variable appears at +the front of the history list when you type in the new value. +This function always replaces environment variables in the new +value when called interactively. If VARIABLE is set in `process-environment', then this function modifies its value there. Otherwise, this function works by @@ -212,11 +213,11 @@ the environment. Otherwise, value is a string. If optional parameter FRAME is non-nil, then it should be a -frame. If the specified terminal device has its own set of -environment variables, this function will look up VARIABLE in it. +frame. If that frame has its own set of environment variables, +this function will look up VARIABLE in there. Otherwise, this function searches `process-environment' for -VARIABLE. If it was not found there, then it continues the +VARIABLE. If it is not found there, then it continues the search in either `global-environment' or the environment list of the selected frame, depending on the value of `local-environment-variables'." diff -r ec395f552d45 -r 10f26433fe3f src/callproc.c --- a/src/callproc.c Thu Dec 29 04:46:59 2005 +0000 +++ b/src/callproc.c Thu Dec 29 04:57:14 2005 +0000 @@ -1600,9 +1600,9 @@ will look up VARIABLE in there. Otherwise, this function searches `process-environment' for VARIABLE. -If it was not found there, then it continues the search in either -`global-environment' or the local environment list of the current -frame, depending on the value of `local-environment-variables'. */) +If it is not found there, then it continues the search in either +`global-environment' or the environment list of the selected frame, +depending on the value of `local-environment-variables'. */) (variable, frame) Lisp_Object variable, frame; { @@ -1843,8 +1843,9 @@ Some frames may have their own local list of environment variables in their 'environment parameter, which may override this global list; see -`local-environment-variables'. See `process-environment' for a way to -modify an environment variable on all frames. +`local-environment-variables' and `frame-with-environment'. See +`process-environment' for a way to modify an environment variable on +all frames. If multiple entries define the same variable, the first one always takes precedence. @@ -1858,12 +1859,12 @@ Each element should be a string of the form ENVVARNAME=VALUE. Entries in this list take precedence to those in `global-environment' -or the frame-local environment. (See `local-environment-variables'.) -Therefore, let-binding `process-environment' is an easy way to -temporarily change the value of an environment variable, irrespective -of where it comes from. To use `process-environment' to remove an -environment variable, include only its name in the list, without -"=VALUE". +or the frame-local environments. (See `local-environment-variables' +and `frame-with-environment'.) Therefore, let-binding +`process-environment' is an easy way to temporarily change the value +of an environment variable, irrespective of where it comes from. To +use `process-environment' to remove an environment variable, include +only its name in the list, without "=VALUE". This variable is set to nil when Emacs starts. @@ -1894,7 +1895,10 @@ Otherwise, `local-environment-variables' should be a list of variable names (represented by Lisp strings) to look up in the frame's -environment. The rest will come from `global-environment'. */); +environment. The rest will come from `global-environment'. + +The frame-local environment is stored in the 'environment frame +parameter. See `frame-with-environment'. */); Vlocal_environment_variables = Qnil; }